TRAVEL PROGRAM
SPRING 2024 TRAVEL TEAMS & PRACTICE SCHEDULES (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Most EPYSA teams (U9-U13) will begin practicing the week of March 11 and PAW teams are planning to begin practices the week of March 18, but your child's coach may communicate something different than what is on this schedule. Listen to your coach.
SPRING 2024 TRAVEL TEAMS & GAME SCHEDULES (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Most EPYSA teams (U9-U13) will begin games the week of March 24 and PAW teams are planning to begin games the week of April 7, but game schedules are always subject to change throughout the season, so please work with your coach to stay updated on games/times.
LINK FOR EPYSA (NorCenPenn) SPRING 2024 SCHEDULES: https://system.gotsport.com/org_event/events/30137
LINK FOR PAW (Mountain District) SPRING 2024 SCHEDULES: https://pa-d5mountainspring24.sportsaffinity.com/tour/public/info/accepted_list.asp?sessionguid=&tournamentguid=9FDBBA07-28CA-498B-9102-8E2497A256A9
OUR Travel SOCCER LEAGUES...
WBSC is in a unique part of the state, directly in the middle of the (2) soccer associations: PA West and the Eastern PA Soccer Association (EPYSA). While our physical fields lie in one association, our business address lies in the other. As we have grown substantially over the past few years, our travel program has ventured out and become connected within both PAW and EPYSA. We enter our older teams (U15-U19) into PAW's Mountain District each spring season. Most of our younger teams now participate in EPYSA's NorCenPenn League, which is located in central PA. A travel season typically includes (2) practices per week and (8) games: 4 home + 4 away. All games are played on Sundays. The PAW Mountain District includes teams from Bellefonte, State College, Altoona, Hollidaysburg, Clearfield, DuBois, and more. EPYSA's NorCenPenn League includes teams from Williamsport, Hughesville, Lewisburg, Mt. Carmel, Selinsgrove, Danville, Bloomsburg, Montoursville, and more. ALL travel coaches have obtained USSF coaching licenses.
Pennsylvania West State Soccer Association (PA West Soccer) is the National State Association of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the United State Youth Soccer Association (USYS), and the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA). PA West State Soccer Association has a current membership of over 130 youth clubs and eight adult leagues with 40,000 youth players, 2,500 amateur adult players, 7,000 active coaches, 1,600 referees and thousands of volunteers involved across the western half of the state of Pennsylvania.
It is a not-for-profit Pennsylvania corporation, allowing tax deductible donations and contributions to the fullest extent of the law. The State Association's boundaries are the western border of Pennsylvania east to the eastern boundaries of Potter, Clinton, Centre, Huntingdon, and Fulton counties.
PA West Soccer Association is organized to provide non-profit, public, educational soccer development and competition. Its leadership is comprised of an Executive Board in which both the Youth Board and Adult Board are represented. The organization's offices are located in Monroeville, PA, just outside of Pittsburgh, offering a staff of five to assist its membership.
PA West Soccer Association offers in-house programs for U5 to U19 and travel programs for U10 to U19. The Classic Division is offered for U12 to U19 players seeking a higher level of play. TOPSoccer offers soccer programs designed for children with special needs. PA West Soccer Olympic Development Program identifies players for regional and national team consideration. Adult leagues are available for the adult player.
PA West Soccer Association members receive numerous benefits and services to support their club activities. The association offers coaching license programs, player development clinics, referee training and certification courses, referee development and assessment, a variety of tournaments, a State Association newsletter- Touchline, a video library, medical and liability insurance, and much more.
AGE MATRIX
Please click on the icon to determine the correct age group for your player(s) based on their birth year.
REGISTER FOR TROUTS
Click above to pre-register for a tryout session. For tryouts, players should be dressed in appropriate attire with shin guards and indoor soccer shoes or sneakers (gym shoes!). They should also bring water. Please arrive on time. More information is available at the top of this page.
TRAVEL TRYOUTS general information
JUNE 2024 TRYOUTS (For Fall 2024/Spring 2025): All players interested in travel for the Fall/Spring are evaluated annually. Pre-registration is requested for all tryouts so we can plan accurately. More information on dates/times will be coming in May 2024.
SPECIAL NOTES: If your child is a travel player in the Fall season, they do not need to tryout again for Spring. ALL players must try out in June for the following Fall season, even players who are already on travel teams. We do at least one yearly evaluation of ALL players. Each year we have to re-evaluate our teams and also need to see how the kids play together.
If your child plays for the middle or high school, there will be teams in the Spring Season for both the U15 and U19 age groups. Players for these age groups do not need to sign up to be evaluated.
If you have a younger child but feel they need to be challenged by moving up to a u10 travel team, we will consider this on an individual basis and encourage you to reach out to us in advance about tryouts: westbranchsoccerLH@gmail.com
REGISTRATION LINK:
please note, registration IS CLOSED.
TRAVEL REGISTRATION FEE: $175
Registration fee includes: (2) jerseys, PAW/EPYSA registration, insurance, referee fees, coaches fees, club maintenance fees, additional training opportunities, goalkeeper training, and WBSC field usage
INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRAVEL REGISTRATION
Please have your child's BIRTH CERTIFICATE and a current PHOTO (headshot only, please) available when you register. Once you complete registration for a child, you may not be able to add these items. If you cannot upload these items, please contact us at registrar@westbranchsoccerclub.org or communication@westbranchsoccerclub.org for more assistance. Players MUST have these items uploaded into their profile in order to receive their Player ID Cards (and be eligible for games). Once you have registered these items, you will not need to add them again when you are registering for future seasons!
Please note: If your player is 18 (or will turn 18 at any point during the season), they must complete the SafeSport certification clearance. This is a free course, but does take approx. 1-2 hours to complete.